Consequences: When Love Is Blind [Paperback]

Linda R. Herman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2008

Life for Sade Peters is picture perfect. With a fabulous home in upscale Atlanta, Georgia, Sade is living the life most of society only read about in magazines. A successful novelist, Sade is married to the man of her dreams, Andre Peters, an equally successful sports agent. Couple that with a set of fraternal twins, and you have all the makings of the contemporary modern day Huxtables. However, what life looks like from the outside, may not necessarily match the inner workings of this household. The Down Low is a real and earth-shattering truth, and Sade's happiness abruptly ends when she is faced with this reality. Life as Sade knows it changes within the blink of an eye when she soon discovers that both she and her husband are HIV positive. Imagine walking through life in Sade's shoes. Who is to blame when faith and trust is tested tremendously?

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC (January 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979975751
• ISBN-13: 978-0979975752
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,064,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A native of South Georgia, I have been an avid reader as far back as I can remember.

I am the author of Consequences, a novel written to heighten HIV awareness.
AIDS is the leading cause of death in African American females 25-34. I want to be a voice in the movement to eradicate the spread of this deadly, yet preventable virus.

Visit my website to learn more about me and my books, www.LindaRHerman.org

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Devastating Truth, July 17, 2008

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Malaika Tamu "Sweet n' Sassy" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Consequences: When Love Is Blind (Paperback)

"Consequences: When Love is Blind" will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. Although we have been made more aware and are also more informed of these serious social issues, Mrs. Herman does a great job of enlightening us, AGAIN, while keeping us entertained. I was caught up in the drama from the first page. André Peters was a piece of work and had me shaking my head throughout as he foolishly kept denying his problems. And although I sympathized with Sade Peters, I was also frustrated with her for enabling André and allowing him to continue to live his lie and recklessly endanger other unsuspecting men/women. I wanted Sade to put him on BLAST the moment she discovered the truth. IMO, Sade let him off WAY too easy, she should have been a little more proactive with her anger from the moment she uncovered this ULTIMATE betrayal. I mean he basically showed NO respect for her life, and little to no remorse for his actions until the very end. The secondary cast of characters only aided in fueling your emotions as you read this "true-to-life" heartbreaking tale. This is a shockingly engaging read and I look forward to seeing what Mrs. Herman plans to share with us in her follow-up, "Consequences: The Life She Chose".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secret Life, March 29, 2008

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Jennifer Coissiere "The Tough Critic"... (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Consequences: When Love Is Blind (Paperback)

There are so many things killing the African American community. Consequences: When Love is Blind by Linda R. Herman is an eye opening novella. Sade and Andre Peters have what is the epitome of what a perfect marriage is supposed to be, she an author and he an agent for NFL players. Life changes for the high school sweethearts on their seventeenth wedding anniversary. Someone was too blind to see past wedded bliss and love.

Herman creates a woman with strength and compassion, who takes something which should have made her bitter and used it to empower others just like her. She decided to write her life story while Andre lived with his head in the clouds, pretending what was their fate, was not true.

I wish this was a longer piece, however, sometimes it is better said with less words and Linda R. Herman executed the message flawlessly. At the end of the story, there is a sneak peek of the sequel, Consequences: The Life She Chose. I cannot wait to read it. I recommend Consequences" When Love is Blind to anyone interested in a quick read with an important message.

Jennifer Coissiere

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down Low Dirty Men, February 5, 2008

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This review is from: Consequences: When Love Is Blind (Paperback)

"Consequences: When Love is Blind" by Linda R. Herman is the best fiction book I've read this year. I want to give the author a standing ovation because that was a great book!

Sade Peters is married to Andre with two beautiful twins, Andrea and AJ. She thought she had the perfect life and family, until her seventeen-year-anniversary. Sade discovered more about her husband's dirty laundry than anticipated. And what she discovered changed her life forever. Sade chose to live with this secret for a while until more drama began to arise. She thought she had taken more than enough, apparently not. Will Sade began to handle this drama, or will it be too late?

I love this book; it is now officially one of the best books I have read. I loved the way the author kept the details to a minimum and got straight to the point. This book should be recommended to all African American females as an "eye-opener." It should come as no surprise then the five star rating.

Reviewed by: Tekisha